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Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I appreciate that.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I was merely attempting to ask the Leader if she agrees that there is a need to follow the example of what happened in America in the 1930s, when a group know as "the untouchables" was established? I have always accepted the primacy of the law. I support the views expressed by other Members and perhaps there is a need for the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to...

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Order of Business (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: The Leader has been there herself.

Seanad: Genealogy and Heraldry Bill 2006: Second Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: On a point of order, I have been anxious to speak on the Bill and, unfortunately, time is running out. If I can be accommodated I would like to make a brief contribution. Given that an arrangement is being made——

Seanad: Genealogy and Heraldry Bill 2006: Second Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Senator.

Seanad: Genealogy and Heraldry Bill 2006: Second Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I am grateful to Senator Ryan for accommodating me. I line with the contributions from both sides I support the spirit of the Bill but I take cognisance of what the Minister has said. I had the honour and privilege of being the Opposition spokesperson when the Cultural Institutions Bill was taken in the House and I became very familiar with the area of vexillology, genealogy and heralds....

Seanad: European Communities Bill 2006: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I respect the cogent, thoughtful and detailed contribution made by Senator Quinn. Under section 2, I understand the Government will not initiate indictable offences. This section relates to the European Communities Act 1972 which brought Ireland into the EEC. The Bill is a result of a Supreme Court judgment relating to penalties imposed on two fishermen in County Donegal. Will the...

Seanad: European Communities Bill 2006: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I have much sympathy with the argument that is being made. During Second Stage and on previous occasions I have argued that there is a vacuum in the relationship between the Executive and the Oireachtas on European matters. I appreciate that the constitutional treaty was going a long way to tidying up many of these deficiencies and Senator Quinn referred to a strengthened role for national...

Seanad: European Communities Bill 2006: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I would again be grateful for the Minister of State's clarification on this. I was of the opinion that because the issue of validation arose on Second Stage, the Minister of State went quite a long distance in explaining the reasons. Am I correct in saying that apart from section 2, it also formed the core of the Bill in that it relates to the validation of certain statutory instruments?...

Seanad: European Communities Bill 2006: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: Several times.

Seanad: European Communities Bill 2006: Committee Stage (12 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: If this debate has revealed anything, it is an undercurrent of concern among Senators regarding the process involved in how information relating to the laws, directives and statutory instruments of the European Union emerges and is communicated to the public. In that context, I again suggest to the Minister of State that when he is reflecting on this matter and on the wider issue of the...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: BUPA's decision to leave the Irish market is a serious matter. As Senator Dardis pointed out, it concerns 475,000 people who will be without health insurance and 300 workers who face a bleak Christmas. All the indications were there following the judicial decision. I am not an apologist for BUPA, but it has regularly and constantly said in the media and in paid advertisements that if this...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: I was not aware of that. I thank the Cathaoirleach and I am glad because this matter will exercise the minds of many people over the next couple of weeks. I hope the Government will speedily address this issue. I agree with the sentiments expressed about the Competition Authority's inadequacy on this. I hope the Leader will encourage Irish people to take up the proposal of the Minister for...

Seanad: Order of Business (15 Dec 2006)

Paschal Mooney: People should examine the source of a product, and if it is Irish and competitive, buy it, because this protects Irish jobs.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)

Paschal Mooney: That is not true.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)

Paschal Mooney: I move amendment No. 1: To delete all words after "noting that" and substituting the following: "the Government have on numerous occasions voiced their complete opposition to the practice of so-called 'extraordinary rendition'; the Government have responded urgently from the outset to allegations of extraordinary rendition, including by consistently raising the matter at high level with the...

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)

Paschal Mooney: My strongest supporter and advocate was one Senator Dick Marty, the chairman of the legal affairs committee and the rapporteur who investigated the rendition.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)

Paschal Mooney: The Senator misinterprets what I am saying. In normal circumstances I would be reluctant to flaunt the election to a committee, irrespective of where it was.

Seanad: Human Rights Issues: Motion (31 Jan 2007)

Paschal Mooney: I am putting it on the record in order to answer the specific charge that Ireland's reputation as a defender of human rights is somehow tarnished at international level and within Europe. I am providing an alternative argument that here was a man who was touted and referred to repeatedly by Senators Ryan, Norris and many others in this House. I have no difficulty with that because it was...